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No. 377,380. Patented Feb. 7, 1888.

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No. 377.380. Patented Feb. 7, 1888.

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IINrrnn Srnrns HERMAN A. GOEBEL, OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO LOUIS HIRSOH, OF SAME PLACE.

SWING.

SPECIPICATIN forming part of Letters Patent No. 377,380, dated February 7, 1888.

Application filed August 6, 1887. Serial No. 246,305. (Nomodol.)

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Be it known that I, HERMAN A. GoEnnL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Houston, in the county of Harris and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Swings, of which the following is a specitication.

My invention relates to improvements in swings adapted to be operated by the occupant; and it consists in a certain novel construction and arrangement of parts, fully set forth hereinafter, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

rIhe object of the invention is to provideimproved and very powerful, and at the same time simple, means whereby the occupant of a swing may operate the same.

A further object is to provide a foot board or rest which may be very readily adjusted to suit either an adult or a child.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of a swing embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a rear view of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the upper part of the swing to show the manner of operating the swinging device. Fig. 4 is a detail section of the seat on the line .rx of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a front view of the same. Fig. 6 is a detailed view. Fig. 7 is a horizontal section on the line x a; of Fig. et.

Referring by letter to the drawings, A designates the supporting-frame of the swing, comprising the front standards, B B, and the rear standards, B B', pivoted or bolted to the upper ends of the standards .B B and projecting above the ends of Ithe latter to `form the arms b D.

G designates a transverse bar secured at the ends to the arms b b just above theintersection of the standards, and to the said bar C are secured two depending brackets, D D, near the ends thereof, provided with eyes c c.

The supporting-bars E E of the swing-.seat G are each composed of two parallel strips, e c, pivoted at the upper ends on opposite sides of the eyes ce, respectively, and the lower ends of the said strips are secured on opposite sides ofthe side boards, G G', respectively, of the swing-seat.

g designates the seat proper of the swingseat, secured between the side boards, G', and g g represent bars extending across the rear side of the seat G te form a back thereto.

II represents the adjustable foot-rest, coniprising the boards .7L L, set at right angles to each other and held together at the ends by the end pieces, Ir. rIlhe said end pieces, h2, are pivoted, respectively, to the side boards of the swing, so that either 'the board h can be arranged horizontally below and in front of the seat, (in which case the board h will be vertically disposed at the rear edge of the board In) or the board h can be arranged horizontally below and in front of the seat, but much higher or nearer the seat than the board la.

I I designate small blocks secured to the side boards of the swing-seat G, adapted to serve as a stop for the front edge of either the board h or h when they are horizontal or serving as the foot-rest.

z' z" represent small perforations in the end pieces, h2, at the front and rear edges, respectively, of the foot-board h', and close to the lower side of the same, one of which is adapted to align with the perforation 'if in the side board, G, ofthe seat in either position of the adjustable foot-rest-*that is, when the footrcst is adjusted for adults (or with the board h arranged horizontal) the perforation t' is aligned with the perforation if, and when the rest is adj usted for children (or with the board hhorizontal) the perforation fi is aligned with the perforation In either case the pin J is passed through the aligned perforations to maintain the rest at the desired adjustment. A cross-bar, K, is secured to the upper ends of the arms b b, and to the center of the saine is secured the pulley k.

L designates a bracket secured rigidly to the center ofthe cross-bar C, which bracket is provided with a forwardly-extending curved (or semicircular) ar1n,L, and to the bracket is pivoted the lever M, which comprises two side arms, m m, which operate on opposite sides of the bracket.

a n designate small blocks which are secured between the strips c e, comprising the support- IOC) which to set the ends of the bar N. It will be seen that the ends of the bar N bear against v To the center of the bar N is pivoted thelower end of the connecting-rod O, the'upper end of which is pivot'ally attached to the rear end of the lever M. It will now be readily seen that -if the front end of the lever Mis raised the connecting-rod O will force the supporting,- bars E E of the swing forwardly, and thus operate the swing.V Ihe stri psm m., comprising -the lever M, operate on opposite sides of the bracket L, and therefore the motion of the lever is guided to prevent all lateral play, and the front ends of the said strips are held together by the'sxnall transverse bolt or pin m..

A similar bolt or pin, m2, is passed through the strips m m just in front of the arm L of the bracket L, for a purpose hereinafter specified.

P designates the operatingcord of the swing, secured at the end to the transverse bolt m', carried over the pulley k, (which is secured to the cross-bar K,) between the strips m m of the lever M, and in front of the boltm, and thence carried down within reach of the occupant of the swing, and `provided with a handle, p. XVhen the lower end of the cord is pulled, the front end of the lever M is raised, and consequently lthe swing-seat is drawn forward.

It will be seen by the dotted lines in Fig. 1 that the power upon the lever will be the same whether the'c'ord is pulled at the rear or front end of theswing or vibration, and therefore the operating-cord may be pulled during the entire forward motion of the swing. This,as

will be seen, will enable the swing to be very easily started, and will also enable the motion to be kept up with very little exertion to the operator. arms b b, and also increasing the length of the front arm of the lever, much more power may obviously be obtained, thus rendering the Y swing still easier to handle.

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It Iwill be seen from the construction of this swing that it may be very easily taken apart and folded soas tooccupy but little space, and therefore it may be readily transported from Also, as before described, it may be arranged so as to suit either an adult or a child by adjusting the foot-rest,and this is of great importance, as there is danger of a y child being thrown out if there is no foot-rest By increasing the length of the.

applied with advantage to any swing of the character now in use, thereby rendering the use of the said swing much safer.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. In a swing, the combination, with the seat G, of the foot-rest H, comprising the pivoted end pieces, hip'and the foot-boards hh', secured to the said end pieces at right angles to each other, either one of which isadapted to serve as a foot-rest at different times, the board h being closer to the seat insits operative position than the board 7L, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. In aswing, the combination, with a seat having the side boards, G G', of the foot-rest H, comprising the end pieces, h2, pivoted to the said side boards, the foot-boards h and h', secured to the end pieces at right angles to each other, the said foot-rest being adapted to be rotated around its pivot to bring either of the foot-boards to a horizontal position below the front edge of the seat, the board h being higher in the said position than the board h, and the block or stop I, securedfto the side board, G', and adapted to engage the front edges of the boards h h', respectively, in their operative positions,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. In a swing, the combination, with the seat having the side boards, G G, on opposite sides thereof, provided with the perforations i2, of the adjustable foot-rest II, pivoted between the said side boards, and comprising the tions z'i, either of which is adapted to be aligned with the perforation 2, and the footboards h h', secured to the end pieces at right angles to each other, either one of which is adapted to be arranged horizontally under the front edge of the seat by rotating the foot-rest on its pivot, the pin J, to pass through the perforation, i2 and the perforation i or t", one

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end pieces, h'L h2, provided with .the perfora- IfO of which is aligned therewith in each position of the foot-rest, and the block or stop I, to engage the front edges ofthe boards h h', respectively, when they are in their operative or horizontal positions, substantially as specified. v 4. In a swing, the combination, with th'e support A, having the cross-bar C, on which the swing is suspended, and the cross-bar K above and in front of the bar G, of the bracket L, lever M, pivoted to the said bracket, the bar O, connecting the rear end of the lever with the supporting-bars of the swing-seat a short distance below the pivot thereof, and the operating-cord P, attached to the front end of i the lever, passing over a sheave or pulley on the bar K, and extending down within reach of the occupant of the swing, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

5. In a swing, the combination, with the supporting-frame A, having the cross-bar C, on which the swingis suspended, and the cross-bar K above and in front of the bar C, and having a pulley, k, depending from the center thereof, of the bracket L, secured to the upper side of the bar C and provided with the forwardly-extending curved arm L, the lever M, comprising the parallel strips m m, pivoted to the said bracket, with the said strips operating on opposite sides of the curved arm, the connecting-rod O, attached at the upper end to the rear end of the lever M and at the lower end to a transverse rod secured at the ends to the supportingbars of the swingseat, and the operating-cord P, attached to the front end of the lever M, passing over the pulley r, between the strips m m of the lever M, and thence down within reach of the occupant ofthe swing, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

6. In a swing, the combination of the front standards, B B, and the rear standards, B B', bolted, respectively, together at the upper ends, the cross-bar C between the upper ends ofthe standards, the upwardly and forwardly extending arms b b, having the cross-bar K between the upper ends thereof, the swing snspended from the bar C and comprising the supporting-bars E E and the swing-seat G between the lower ends, the transverse rod N,

secured at the ends to the said bars E a short distance from the upper ends, the bracket L, secured to the upper side of the bar C and having the forwardly-extending curved arm L', the lever M, pivoted to the said bracket and comprising the parallel strips m m, to operate on opposite sides thereof, the transverse pin or bolt m2 between the strips m m in front of the curved arm L', the operating-cord I?, attached to the front end of the lever M, passing over a pulley, 7c, secured to the cross-bar K, apassing between the strips m m in front of the pin or boltmz, and extending to the seat of the swing, and the connectingrod O, attached at the upper end to the rear end of the lever M and at the lower end to the transverse rod N between the swing-supports, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony that Iclaiinthe foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in pres- 45 ence of two witnesses.

HERMAN A. GOEBEL.

Witnesses:

JULns HIRscH, CHAs. CULMORE. 

